[advocacy-discuss] "What is OpenSolaris" page

[Nicolas Dorfsman]

	John,

Le 7 mai 08 à 01:08, John Plocher a écrit :

> Sean Sprague wrote:
>> What we have not really addressed is the
>> necessity to *learn* something about UNIX (and *not* GNU; bcoz...)
>
> What other relevant UNIX operating systems still exist out there?
>
> Or, in other words, where is the value in forcing new OpenSolaris
> users to learn 1984 technology when they already know 2008 stuff
> from Linux?
>
> In case you haven't noticed, the customer base of people who are not
> also using Linux and MacOSx in their daily jobs is quickly approaching
> zero.   Since they already know MacOSx and Linux, making OpenSolaris
> familiar to them is a very big plus when it comes time to grow the
> customer base :-)

Making OpenSolaris familiar to them ? By masquerading the REAL Solaris ?

I do lead Linux trainings...and one of the worse thing in linux is the  
man.
Now OS share the same big default with Linux ! Wow, what a "best OS" !

> So, tell me honestly, would you be happy with SunOS 4.1.2 on your
> blade servers?

Out of subject !
Fights between Solaris/Solaris and GNU/Linux must be on quality, not  
on familiarities.

>  Without any of that crappy newfangled Linux stuff
> like web servers, scripting languages, GUI desktop environments, ...?

Gnome is better thant CDE, for sure. It's not the WM we need.